From the Ice Age to the present, from Nigeria to Hawaii, images of the Goddess are reemerging, bringing renewed attention and expression to mythical and...
Presented by City Lights Booksellers in conjunction with New York Review Books Donald Nicholson-Smith and James Brook discuss the life and work of the seminal genre-bending writer celebrating...
We have all seen the horrific recent images of children separated from parents at the U.S.-Mexico border and heard stories of people from Central American...
Booksmith hosts Los Angeles-based Anne-Marie Kinney (Radio Iris) for her new novel Colwater Canyon. More details to be announced -- please save the date and join us! ...
Wendy Trevino was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. She lives in San Francisco, where she shares an apartment with...
discussing the subject of her new book Du Bois's Telegram : Literary Resistance and State Containment published by Harvard U. Press In 1956 W. E....
Event date: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 7:00pm Event address: East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618
Kim Adrian discusses her new memoir, The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet with Amy Wallen. Praise for The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet “A stunning merger of form...
Tyehimba Jess is the author of two books of poetry, Leadbelly and Olio which won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, The Midland Society Author’s Award in...
Celebrate the publication of great weather for MEDIA's latest anthology, Suitcase of Chrysanthemums and meet an indie press looking for new voices. Featuring contributors and special guests...
discussing the subject of his new book Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays published by University of California Press In this rich collection,...
Sally McGrane Clement: Sally McGrane Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 7:00pm This event will be held at our Clement St. location. Sally McGrane discusses her...
Anita Felicelli discusses her debut story collection, Love Songs for a Lost Continent with Peg Alford Pursell. Praise for Love Songs for a Lost Continent “Love Songs...
Celebrate the publication of great sweather for MEDIA's latest anthology, Suitcase of Chrysanthemums and meet an indie press looking for new voices. Featuring contributors and special guests...
Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018: October 6, November 3, December 1 3:00 - 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley,...
Hey! Poets! Friends of poets! People dragged to poetry readings for various personal and professional reasons! You know what time it is! It's time for...
The Sacred Feminine is rising all over the planet, and with it, the values of compassion, peacemaking, nurturance and love of the Earth. There is...
Bring a book, bring a friend, and join us at the Bindery for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books...
Join us at The Growlery in San Francisco to celebrate Grace Rosario Perkins' new book of paintings, "Five Fingered Being". The book is 52 pages, 8x11" and...
Clark Coolidge reads from Poet (Pressed Wafer) and other works. Author of more than twenty books of poetry, Clark Coolidge has occupied a singular place...
Theatre lovers everywhere! Come by Folio Books, 3957 24th St., Monday, November 5 at 7pm for a special treat. Maxine Einhorn will be speaking with...
Cosponsored by Rock 'n Roll Book Club in conjunction with City Lights and Algonquin Books celebrating the release of Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of...
On November 5, Quiet Lightning returns for a series of 9 surprises: Peter Bullen Shirley Huey Fernando Meisenhalter Maia Bull Cassandra Dallett Sarah Henry Sean...
Election Night with Zyzzyva Hosted by Oscar Villalon, ZYZZYVA Managing Editor with Nestor Gomez, Matthew Zapruder, Caille Millner, Dean Rader, Ismail Muhammad, Vanessa Hua, and D.A. Powell Come join a...
Caroline J Thibeaux discusses her new book The Dragonglass Bowl: The Dream Walker's Path. About The Dragonglass Bowl Is a dream a thing of Shadow or...
Booksmith hosts Jesse Jarnow (Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America) for his new book Wasn't That a Time: The Weavers, the Blacklist, and the Battle for the Soul...
Claire Grossman studies English literature at Stanford and is co-curator of Cantíl, an Oakland-based reading series. Terry Taplin is an MFA in Creative Writing Candidate...
Featured readers: Rafael Jesús Gonzáez, Jess Medina, Jan Steckel, Andrena Zawinski. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic...
George Albon in conversation with Maxwell Shanley celebrating the release of Lyric Multiples: Aspiration, Practice, Immanence, Migration from Nightboat Press A poet's capacious and visionary sequence...
Samina Ali is an award-winning author, activist and cultural commentator. Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, won France’s prestigious Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award and...